Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science.
On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment —the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.
“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”
There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.
Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim had taken them and went to Mr. Kim's laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.
小题1:From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite person.
A．famous
B．hardworking
C．wealthy
D．outgoing小题2:The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A．enemies
B．colleagues
C．competitors
D．friends小题3:What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?
A．the most important discoveries
B．the notebook and the dish
C．the cupboard and the bacteria
D．the dish and the bacteria小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.
B．Mr. Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.
C．Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.
D．Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.小题5:What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?
A．He died on Christmas Eve.
B．He was arrested by the police.
C．He shared the success with Mr. Tan.
D．He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
题目分析：本文主要讲述了Mr Tan和Mr Kim性格不同，文中交代了他们各自的性格的不同，但他们却是工作上的竞争对手，在其中一人遭遇不幸时，另一个人袖手旁观的故事。
小题1:细节理解题。根据从第一段内容He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room．可知Mr Kim是一个外向的人。故选D。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据除了性格的不同外，他们两个也是工作上的竞争对手。故选C。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据下文Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing.可知应选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据从第四段的第二句He soon found Mr Tan’s notebook and was horrified to see that Mr Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science．故选A。
小题5:细节理解题。根据从第二段的第一句On Christmas Eve以及最后一段第三、四句When he opened the door, he found Mr Kim lying on the floor motionless．His face was pale and his skin had turned black.故选A。
点评：句意猜测该题型主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查根据上下文语境的分析和把握能力。考查内容主要有猜测某个生词、熟词生义、短语或句子的意思以及猜测代词的指代等。